WASHINGTON : US President Donald Trump’s Republican Party has suffered a major electoral setback, with Democrats capturing control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the November 3 midterm elections.
Democrats flipped at least seven Republican-held Senate seats, including in Texas, Kansas, Iowa, Ohio, Maine, North Carolina and South Carolina. In the House, they gained more than two dozen seats, including constituencies that had backed Trump by double-digit margins in 2024.
The latest reported House tally stood at 214 Democrats against 126 Republicans, with counting continuing. In the Senate, Democrats secured a 53-41 advantage, including two independents aligned with them, as several races remained undecided.
The defeat was driven largely by voter concerns over rising living costs, Trump’s tariff policies, the Iran war and dissatisfaction with his administration.
Trump congratulated Democrats but maintained that the results were not a personal rejection of his presidency. The Democratic victory will strengthen congressional oversight and significantly constrain Trump’s legislative agenda during the remaining two years of his term.